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KEOWEE COURIER (ESTABLISHED 1840.) Published Every Wednesday Morning* Bnbscription, $1.00 Per Annum. Advertising Rates Reasonable. -By Bl IA K. 8 HE LOR A SCHRODER. Communications or a personal character charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of respect, of not over one hundred words, will be printed free of charge. All over that number must be paid for at the rate of one cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, 8. C. J WEDNESDAY, AUGUST ia, 1R08. A NEW ORDINANCE. At the last meeting of the Town Council of Walhalla a new ordinance was passed, by tho provisions of which, after December 31st next, lt will be unlawful to koop within the town limits hogs and pigs. This law ls published elsewhere In this Issue, and wo bollovo it is a good one, and one that should havo been of force In Walhalla bofore. Years of futile attempts to keep tho town clean and healthy have proven that the restrictions heretofore con tained in the ordinances In regard to hog pens are valueless. There Is nothing clean or healthy about a hog pen, and they are a menace to health. Some citizens have kept hogs and kept their promises as clean as lt is possible to keep them with hogs on the premises. Others have given no assistance whatevor in the matter, and the whole situation has gone to the point where something must be done. The ordlnnnce passed, which ls the result of tho joint authority of Council and the Hoard of Health, Is the only remedy for this evil. There ls plenty of time given for all citizens to come within the law and not be Inconvenienced. The or dinance will become effective Janu ary 1st, 190??, thus allowing five months for citizens to accommodate themselves to its provisions. With the inauguration of tills law the town of Walhalla will witness a marked step forward in sanitary con ditions. LOOKS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. Theodore ll. Price, one of the big New York cotton manipulators, ls looking for high I" iced cotton. This is significant, and especially so in view of the fact that only recently be predicted a drop in price. Tho present condition of the crop, the future prospects, and advices from spinners, have caused this change in his position. The following forms a very pertinent closing to Mr. Price's Inst resume of the cotton situation: | "When cotton was half a cent lower, I advised spinners to protect their prospective requirements until December. I now advise them to buy nil the cotton they can, around present prices. I am certain that the croi? has been over-estimated, and ! am equally certain that lt will seem so small before frost that the cotton they now buy or the goods they man- j ufacture from lt, can be sold at a ! handsome profit. "To the Southern planter I say ' there is no possible reason why you j should accept less than ten cents per j pound tor this year's crop, however large, and you may be Justliled In I demanding very much more, if the ? crop promises to he less than 13,000, 000 bales." One of Mr. Price's long-range pre dictions is that a 15,000,000-bale crop lu l!10i> will he far short of the amount the spinners will require for 1910. However that may be. with the farmers now looking after their own affairs, and not asking the spec ulators how large or how small a crop they would like to manipulate, the future ls apt to take care of It self, with results reasonably satis factory to the growers. HAVE YOU REGISTERED 7 During the month of August vot ers can be registered by calling on the Registration Board at the County Court Mouse. The registration hooks are open dally, and Oconee citizens should avail themselves of this op portunity to comply with the law. lt is a duty every citizen owes to his eon nt ry to place himself lu position (o servo thc interests of the whole people. lt may not he a necessitj now lu Oconee, hut who can tell? lt may, and it may not. Will you risk the chances rat lier 'hau take the trouble lo register, or will you spare n few minutes of your time to fortify yourself and your country against future danger. The constant stressing of the sub ject of reducing Southern represen tation in Congress, while lt han avail ed nothing as yet, ls by no means a trivial matter, and If we continue to take only a half-hearted Interest In elections, which ls responsible for not half our voting strength being polled, wo may awake soino bright morning nfter our long public slumber to find ourselves minus a Congressman or two. True, there ls no Just reason for this talk of cutting tho South's representation, but tho game ot poli tics ls not played for fun by the Re publican party. It is a business with them, and the main feature of that business is to hold all the power they can, and at th,? same time to weaken the opposing party at every possible point. Do you want to help the Republi can party to Intrench Itself In power? Then don t register, and stay away from the polls lu the general elec tion. It is easy, and lt ls convenient. Do you want to strengtheu Democ racy and pave the way to Democratic success, and make it impossible for the Republican party leaders to cut our Congressional representation? That also ls easy, and but little In convenience need be experienced in doing so. The registration books are open during this month, and all one has to do ls to go before the Registra tion Board and qualify and be regis tered^ Which will you do? Stand Idle and take the risk, or register and vote, and be certain? GO AND REGISTER ! Count Zeppelin can console himself with the thought that air castles have a habit of busting. ? * ? . . Harry K. Thaw estimates that lt has cost him and his family $535, 150 to get shut up in Matteawan. Looks as though that ought to get the whole family in. A writer in the Ladles* Home Journal makes a long story In telling "Why I Would Not Marry My Hus band Again." Excluding all her "whys," the malu one, we venture to suggest, would he that she ls neither a good shot nor an expert with the lasso. The Republicans are going to have a big parade In the North for the notification of James Sherman of his nomination for Vice President, and there ls a great deal of talk about it. lils noted kinsman got up quite a pa-rald In the South some years ago. and it is still talked about oc casionally. ? ? ? * * Tlfton, Ga., reports a lynching last Sunday, and It Is recorded as a very quiet and orderly affair. People at the North she M ld come down hero and learn how to pull these little "affairs" off "decently and in order." Lynchings In Jersey and Pennslvanla are always accompanied hy a great noise and grand flourish of trumpets. That Is obsolete In the South. For Sore Feet. "I have found Bucklen's Arnica , Salve to be tho proper thing to use for sore feet, as well as for healing burns, sores, cuts and all manner of abrasions," writes W. Stone, of East Poland, Maine. It Is the proper thing, too, for piles. Try It! Sold under guarantee at all drug stores. 25c. Little River Notes. Little River, Aug. 10.-Special: After three weeks of dry weather we have had a Ane rain. Miss Eunice Bright, of Easley, opened school at Smeltzer on August 3d. A. R. Galloway ls very unwell at his home. We hope that he may soon be well again. He is one of our best fa l iners. W. P. Alexander and three chil dren, of Anderson, are visiting in this section. Little Mattie Corbin fell from the back porch at her grandmother's on the 3d instant and sprained her arm severely. She ls doing as well as could be expec ted. Mrs. D. N. Alexander killed a very large rattlesnake's pilot in her cup board on August I. Miss Dora Alexander came very near getting bit hy a rattlesnake on the Ith of August. She was pick ing heans in the corn and the snake was coiled under a boan vine. The snake gave alarm with his rattles and she gave him more room. She killed the snake, however, and lt was a very large one. A. T. Reid and Mr. Reynolds, of Walhalla, were shaking hands In this section a short time back. Candidate J. Fulton Hunnlc?tt was circulating In those parts on the 2d and 3d Instants. W. M. Perry, of this section, with John Lee, of the Cheohee section, paid their friend, J. N. Breedlove, of Whitewater, a visir on August 5. Mr. BreedIo\'e Is one of the farmers of his section who live at homo. He has a nice mountain farm with nice corn and sorghum cane, and a nice herd Of sheep, some of which are very line. Ills flue place and gardon are most inviting. Miss Essie Alexander ls spending a while With her sister. Mrs. Nations, of Dickens county. Messrs. Dowers and G ra v ley have had some fine fox chases in this sec tion the past week. They captured one and chased another to his hid ing place lu the ground. Tho quarterly meeting tit Whit mire's on tho first Saturday and Sunday was largely attended both days. The presiding older preached both days, and the services were greatly enjoyed by all. P. Excellent Health Advice. Mrs. M. M. Davison, of No. 370 Gifford avenue, San Jose, Cal., says: "Tho worth of Electric Bitters as a general family remedy for headache, biliousness and torpor of tho liver and bowels ls so pronounced that I am prompted to say a word in Its favor for tho benefit of those seeking relief from such afflictions. Thoro ls more health for the digestive organs in a bottle of Electric Bitters than In any other remedy 1 know of." Sold under guarantee at all druggists. 50c. NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER. (Continu?e from Fir?*- Page.) youngest daughter, Miss Ollie Reid, and Dixie Dunlap presented them selves before Mr. Marett ail tl re quested him to tie the matrimonial knot. The preacher said Just what they wanted him to say and they went away happy. Mr. and Mrs. Reid claim Dixie as their fifth son-in law. Mr. Dunlap Uve?' two miles non h of WestrhitiBter. John L. McWhorter, of Beneca.was here last Wednesday. He is the editor of the Seneca Farm and Fac tory-Journal and a clover and pro lific writer. The many friends oi Miss Hattie Norris are gratified to learn that she has recently been promoted to the position of general superintendent of the Ellis Hospital at Schenectady, N. Y. Mrs. .D. A. Thornton, of Hartwell. Qa., arrived last Wednesday and ls visiting his sister, Mrs. R. H. Smith son, and other relatives. She ls re membered as Miss Susto Qilllion, of Richland. v W. L. Thomas and his daughter, Miss Hassle Thomas, of South Union, and Lucious Morgan, who lives at the "Seven Boxes," oa Westminster R. F. D. No. 2, are very ill with ty phoid fever. Gilbert Robertson, colored, aged about 50 years, died In Atlanta last Sunday from acute Indigestion. His body arrived here this morning on No. 44. Robertson lived 'i'Te until four years ago, when he moved to Atlanta. Mrs. Wilton E. Mason was "at home last Thursday afternoon to the Young Matrons' Thursday Club. After disposing of the business of the afternoon, a most interesting geo graphical contest was held, Mrs. C. M. Walker winning the prize, a beau tiful vase. Little Misses Marlon Pitts and Mildred Bearden served punch, and later a delicious Ice course. Those present we-e: Mesdames J. S. Car ter, W. J. Carter, D. I. Mulkey. I. S. Pitts. J. W. Gaines, of College Park, K. W. Marett, C. M. Walker and W. H. Mason. The friends of Mrs. Nettle Hesse, of Conneross, sympathize with her In another loss. Her nine-year-old son died yesterday. He had fever and suffered a great deal before he died. He was a brother of Mrs. Cor nelius Davit,, of Westminster. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Anderson and two daughters, Misses Sarah and An nie May, and little son, Charles, Jr., leave Thursday for a ten days' trip to Highlands. Miss Dunbar, of Newberry, ls visit ing her grandmother, Mrs. D. S. Hull. Miss Susie Rodgers, a highly ac complished and beautiful young lady, of Finney, Va., is visiting her friend, Miss Mary Louise Carter. Rev. T. M. Stripling, of Big Springs, Texas, was In town last week visit ing his brother, M. S. Stiibllng. F. M. Cary, of Seneca, was here last Wednesday. A jolly crowd, composed of Mr and Mrs. J. D. Sheldon. Misses Helen Thompson. Mary und Louise Sheldon, Clinton Harris, Lawrence and Harr;. Sheldon. Miss Smith and Mr. Thomp son, passed through Westminster at noon last Tuesday on their way to Highlands and other points. At this place they were joined by Francis Sheldon and William Harrison. Mrs. C. H. Dance, of Toccoa, ar rived Wednesday and ls the guest of her brother, P. W. Matheson, and her sister, Mrs. J. S. Carter. W. B. Terrell, of Lockhart, was here last week. Mr. Terrell has sev ered his connection with the Lock hart Manufacturing Company and will move to Alabama in a few weeks to buy.c?tton for R. E. & C. E. Mason, of Charlotte. J. R. Garner, Mr. Ter rell's brother-in-law, will take charge of Mr. Terrell's work In the Company store at Lockhart. John Martin, of Donald's, is visit ing his uncle, W. H. Moore. Born, unto Mr. and Mrs. James Carroll, on August 3d, a fine boy. A telephone line was completed to Madison last week. Mrs. Lilah Hunnlcutt. of Bear Swam]), silent last Wednesday In Westminster. . W. S. Haley, of Lavonla, Ga., was among friends here last week. Mr. Haley lived here for several years and his numerous friends were de lighted to see him. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Geer, of An derson, returned home this week af ter spending a few days with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Poore. Mrs. Geer, as .Miss Beniah Pcore, was one of Westminster's popular and amiable young ladies, and a visit to her former home is a source of great pleasure to her numerous friends. A. L. Gossett. A Faithful Friend. "I have used Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy since lt was first Introduced to the public in 1?72, and have never found one instance where a cure was not speed ily effected by its use. I have been a commercial traveler for eighteen years, and never start out on a trip without this, my faithful friend," says ti. S. Nichols, of Oakland, Ind. Ter. When a man has used a rem edy for thirty-five years he knows Its value and ls competent to speak of lt. For sale by J. W. Bell. Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. $350,000 Blaze in Jonesville. Jonesville, Aug. 0.-This morning about 3 o'clock the Jonesville Knit ting Mill took fire and wa? complete ly destroyed. Tho IOSH IS estimated at $300.000, with $1 ?50.000 Insur ance. Further particulars cannot he learned at present. niai i in.m Cured. "My father has for years been troubled with diarrhoea, and tried every means possible to effect a cure, without avail," writes John H. Zir kle, of Philippi, W. Va. "He saw Chamberlain's Colic, Cholora and Diarrhoea Remedy advertised in tho Philippi Republican and decided to try lt. The result is one bottle cured him and he has not suffered with the disease for eighteen months. Before taking this remedy he was a constant sufferer. He Is now sound and well, and although sixty years oid, can do ns much work as a young man." Sold by J. W. Bel., Walhalla, and W. J. Lunney, Seneca. IOU RAILROAD COMMISSIONER. I beg to announce ray candidacy for re-election to the office of Rail road Commissioner. I am making my campaign not on promises as to what I will do, but on what I have done. Those who have had business with the Railroad Commission will testify that I have ever been ready to dis charge the duties of my eldee fear leFuly, impartially and to the best Interests of the people ct South Car* ulina, and that I haw, always been courteous to those desiring informa tion and relief. I am the only Railroad Commis sioner who has moved his residence to Columbia to be in daily touch with tho work of the office. During my term of office I have inspected personally every line of railroad in the State, often walking cross-ties that I might be assured that the condition of the roadbeds and trestles was safe. I have been often In evory county tn South Carolina, looking Into the conditions of the stations, and im proving the conveniences of the trav eling public. I have stood for lower trleght and passenger rates, better schedules and safer modes of travel. The handsome majority you gave me formerly has always been appre ciated, and has been an incentive to a faithful performance of my duties. I hope to have your support In the coming election, and shall strive to ever render you faithful services. Banks L. Caughman. Resolution Endorsing Hon. It. !.. Caughman tor Railroad Com mtsstonOi Whereas, Hon. B. L. Caughman, one of the present Railroad Commis sioners, ls a candidate for re-elec tion; and, whereas, the said B. L. Caughman has made n faithful, en ergetic and fair officer, meting out Justice alike to common carrier and their customers, and has exerted him self to protect the fruit growers and other shippers of the State from un reasonable charges of the common carriers, and discharged his duty well to the public generally, now Resolved. That the r rult Growers' Association of Clark's Hill, S. C., does hereby heartily endorse the can. dldacy of Hon. B. L. Caughman as Railroad Commissioner, and recom mend to the voters of the State his election. Adopted at Clark's Hill. S. C., this 3d day of August. A. D. 1908. H. E. Beuech. President. Wm. S. Middleton, Secretary. OABTORXA. gb*,, th, j* The Kind You Haw Always 8ouflJrt B. S. LOOK. Tinware, Stoves. All kinds of repairing. Rooting, Guttering. WALHALLA, S. C. A LARGE AND COMPLET White Dress Linens and Lawns, Fancy Muslins, Silk Waistings in new Plaids and Stripes. Swiss and Cambric Embroideries, Torchon Laces and Gauze Vest, J? Ladies' and Chil dren's Low Cut Shoes, newest styles in Patent Leathers and Tans. ?3* Men's] I and Boys' Light Weight Choth ing. J* Most of this entire Stock must be moved within the next 30 days, J* DO not fail to examine our stock and prices and see what we have to offer you. J* Buggies, Wagons, Harness, Sash, Doors, Blinds, Lime and Cement. Paints and Oils at lowest prices. W. P. NIMMONS, SENECA, S. C. If you contemplate Building a HOME, BARN, or doing any Repair Work it means "DOLLARS" saved for you by getting in touch with us. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR WINDOWS, DOORS, BLINDS, PAINTS, LEAD AND OIL, LIME AND CEMENT. Just Received One Car (400) Kegs Wire and Cut Nails. Send or Bring us Specifications for your "BUILDING MATERIAL." WE FURNISH OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTIES. WE CAN FURNISH YOU IF YOU WILL ONLY GIVE US A TRIAL. OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT. We have a Car of Stoves, the "GOOD KIND" WE ARE OFFERING CHEAP. Don't miss seeing them when in Town. MATHESON HARDWARE CO, WESTMINSTER, S. O. BUGGIES ! We have a car load of the Celebrated Corbitt Buggies, which we are selling at the right prices and terms, We also have cheaper Buggies if you want them. Birdsell t ad Thornhill Wagons, Har ness, Saddles and everything in General Merchandise. SEE US AND SAVE MONEY. GARTER & COMPANY.